Rubber boot and shoe.



. No. 873,510. PATBNTBD'DEC. 10, 1907.. T. CROWLEY.

RUBBERBOOT AND SHOE.v APPLIOTION `EILBD MAY 28.1907.

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'THOMAS CROWLEY, OF LAMBERTVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

emanen Boor nur snon.

i -Bpecication of Lettere Patent.

Application led May 23, 1907. Serial No. 376.178. v

Patented DecfllO, '1907.

4 .To all whont it may concern."

Be it known that I, THOMAS C'ROWLY, a

" citizen of the United States,` residing .at Lambertville, in the county of Hunterdon and State ofNeW Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rubber-Boots and Shoes, of which the following is a specification. v

This inventionl relates to rubber boots or shoes, and the object thereof is to provide in a manneras hereinafter set fortha rubber -bootA or shoejwhereby the heel is concealed andso secured in position as to prevent its being stripped off when coming rn contact with a gunwalel of a'boat, rung of a ladder, or or other obstruction.

A further object ofthe inventionis to secure the heel in position in such a manner as to form a water-tight boot or shoe, and further .to overcome the employing of metallic 4hold-fast devices for securinthe heel in position. Such devices are o they scratch or mar'decks or othersurfaces.

A further object of the invention is lto so secure the heel of a boot or shoe that it will not rbecome'loose when the boot or shoe is worn, which is often the case whenv the' wearer straddles the gunwale of a boat or rung of a ladder, the wearer under such conditionsl bending the boot at the arch, the pressure exerted oftentimes causing, the heel to separate from the shoe. To overcome this sepa- "ration metallic hold-fastvdevices havejusually been em loyed, but it has been found lthat the heel ecomes loose, which will cause the boot to leak.

A further object of the/invention is to provide a'rubber boot orl shoe with a concealed' heel, the latter being so constructed as to not impair the arch of the shoe. I I

l* urther objects of the invention are to rol vide a rubber boot or shoe which shal be 'simple in its I, construction, water-tight, stron durable, having a concealed heel,

readi y set u sive to, manu acture.

With the foregoing and other objects'in view; the invention V consists in the novel construction, combination-and arran ement of arts hereinafter more specifica y described and illustrated in the accompanyin drawings wherein is shown the preferre embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be -resorted to which come jectinable 'as and comparatively inexpen` pended. o

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings ving' ,arts throughout the several views, and

lnw'ch" tion wit a rubberboot; Fig. 2 'is a pers ece tiveview .showing the inner sole'and veel detached vHom each other, and, Fig, 3v isa parts forming the lower portion'of the'vboot dis-assemble boot as it is over-shoe'.

foot portion (these latten eing`,provided with a lining 3), 4 the innersole., @the heel at 9, so as to preserve the arch ofi`- e boot end 9 of the heel block projecting upwardly and forwardly at an ino nation.

lapping portion 10 in, position. hen the inner sole 4, with the heel blo6k'5 cemented thereto, is-positioned'in the manner as set -forth, the foot 'portion 2 -is rent to overlap the forward part of the inner sole 4 in a manner well known in the art and such overlapping part is indicated by the reference character il. p 2, or what may be termed the heel counter, is of such length as to extend past the heel block 5. Such extendinl portion is' then bent to overlap the heel block .5, as at 12.

overlap the heel block 5 acts as an additional means for securing the heel block to the in ner sole 4. After, the `-fwerlapping of the i,nnor sole 4 and heel block 5 is had by the foot wherein like characters denote correspond.

longitudinal sectional vievvil showingthe *within the scope of the clainus.hereunto apy Figure 1 is a 'sectional'elevationfshowing the ada tation of the 'invention in .con'neceI f v 'zo In the drawings is shown'by wayof eX- ample lthe adaptation fof-.the invention; in" connection with an'ulober boot, Abut it is tri-be f vunderstood that itis not limited to a rubber alsoV applicable, to anyfform .ofy

Referring 4to the' drawingigsfbg?,V reference character-syl Vdenotes thele portion,12' the "f8.0 block, 6 the filler, 7 the outer sole, did8the f sole lining. The inner sole 4 has-t ef'heel." block 5 cemented to the outer face;` hereof.v The forward end 'of said block isbfgreledgfies s ,86 when the latter.. is completed, the?V eveled 'Ihe inner v sole 4 is adapted to b'e ositioned against the sole linin 8 after the ining 8 has the lower` Iportion t ereof overlapping4 the sole lining, as at 10, the inner sole 4 retainin the oyer- The rear part of the foot portion The lengthening of the heel eounterso as to 1075 portion 2, the filler 6 is placed in vposition 119 algeinst theouter fece of the heel block 5 and inner sole; the outer sole Ais then mounted upon the foot portion and cemented thereto, the outers'ole being iien'ge'd as at 13 end cornpletely incloses the lower portion'of the boot.v

rllhe outer sole 7 is of e contour so esi to conferni to the contour of the inner sole 4 with the heel block 5 attached,A and by suchl errengenient the arch is preserved.

By setting up' a boot in a manner as set forth; not only the outer sole fiets es a ineens `forsecuring the heel block to the foot por tion 2 in` connection with the cementing of the heel block 5 to the inner sole, -but the overlapping portion of the heel counter fur-- 'I through the medium of the inner sole overi in position es is the cese in the rubber bootsA cornes the necessity of employing lnetellic hold-fest devices for securing the heel block now in. general vogue.

It. is to be understood that the term boot in the claims is employed in e generic sense to cover e rubber bootl shoe or any other forni of rubber foot weer.

l. A rubber boot comprising an inner sole, e heel block secured to the lower fece of said sole :it thei-'eer thereof and having the for-,4

ward portionA thereof beveled, a, :lil'ler positioned against the lower fece of the inner s'ole,'egeinst the beveled portion of the heel and against the lower fece of Ithe heel block, e foot-portion overlapping the heel block et the rearlthereof and obu tting ege-inst the rear vend of the 'filler 'and further overlapping the inner sole at the front thereof and abutting egeinst the forward end of the 'filler end en outer sole inclosing the heel. block and inner ye heel block secured to the inner solo, e. foot portion overlapping the lower fece of the inner sole and the lower fece of the heel. blocky and en outer sole abuttingl against the overlapping part of the foot portion end over lapping and secured to the outer` fue@ of the foot portion.

3. A .rubber boot comprising inner solo, e heel block secured to the lower :fece of sind inner sole et the rear thereof7 e foot portion overlapping the lower fece of the heel bloei:` and inner sole, e iiller interposed between the edge of 'the overlapping part of the foot portion, and en outer sole abuttingl against the filler, the overlapping purt of the foot por tion, and overlapping sind secu red to the outer fece of the foot portion..V I

1. A rubber boot comprising en inner sole.

- e heel block secured. to the lower face thereof at the rear, said heel block having' the forward. portion thereof beveled, u. foot portion overlapping the lower fece of the heel bleek and inner sole7 end :in outer solo :ihulngg against the overlepinng part of the foot portion and overlapping und seeurml to the ou ter fece of the iootportion.

l5. A rubber boot (-.nmlprisingj en inner solo` e heel formed of a. si ngle member end scoured to the lower fece of the inner sole et the roer thereof, seid heel having the forwfnd portion thereof beveled, o. foot portion overlap, 'ne the heel and the inner solo, end :xn oi ,er sole abutting` against the overl ping' peri. ol the foot portion :nid overlapping und secured to the -outer fece of the foot portimi.

'In testimony whereof l lieve hereunto sci my hand in presenee of two Subscribirig;` wie nesses.

THOMAS (llllllflil i". Vitnesses A. D. nnnnnson. 

